MY UNIZULU. DEPARTMENT OF YOUR UNIZULU. OUR UNIZULU. SCIENCE ACCESS  Establishment. The Department of Science Access was established in 2005.  Location. It is housed in the Faculty of Science & Agriculture.  Purpose. It provides an alternative entry into alternative entry into science degrees for students who do not meet the normal admission requirements of the Faculty of Science & Agriculture.  Access. It widens access and improves success through two Extended Curriculum Programmes: Foundation Programme and Augmented Programme.

 At this point, the prospective admission candidates are aff orded entry in the Department of Matriculation Science Access on the basis of matric results that do not meet the normal entry requirements 1 of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture. Department of Science Access  This is for students who are interested in a science degree but do not meet the normal entry requirements. They register for science and English modules, which aim to bridge the gap and 2 BSc Foundation Programme ease the transition from school to university. Department of Science Access  This is for students who are interested in a science degree but whose matric results are slightly below the normal requirements of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture. They are admitted 2 BSc Augmented Programme into fi rst year Bachelor of Science, but take fewer courses with extra academic support. Faculty of Science & Agriculture  Upon successful completion of the Foundation or Augmented Programmes, students can pursue their studies in the following departments in the faculty: Areas of Study Department of Agriculture ● Department of & Environmental Studies Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology ● Department of Human Movement Science 3 Department of Botany ● Department of Hydrology Department of Chemistry ● Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Computer Science ● Department of Physics & Engineering Department of Consumer Science ● Department of Zoology

 Agricultural scientist, Biology researcher, Physicist, Statistician, Botanist, Conservationist, Careers Data analyst, Data scientist, Earth scientist, Ecologist, Entomologist, Chemist, Marine biologist, Microbiologist, Zoologist, Geophysicist, Hydrologist, Environmental scientist, etc.

4  Success. Many students who went through the Science Access Department have passed their undergraduate degrees within the minimum time, and many are enrolled for postgraduate degrees in the Faculty of Science & Agriculture and in other institutions.

 Graduates’ comments. The following is a small sample of comments from the students who went through the Science Access Programmes:

I am where I am I started in I started my I graduated because of Unizulu Augmented, studies in the in 2014. I am “Science Access. Now I “and am proud “Foundation “proud to have am working for Corteva, to be part of Programme and come through an international the celebrations I am proud to Science Access! company, which is the this year as I do be completing The lecturers umbrella of Pioneer, my Honours in Masters in motivated us to Pannar and Dupont. Microbiology! Botany. do our best all I hope Science Access the time! Today I students do not lose ” am an educator, hope and faith! Thereʼs ” thanks to Science life after Unizulu! Access! Thabani: BSc Agriculture (UZ) Felicia: BSc Biochemistry and Sinethemba: BSc Botany (UZ) Nokuphila: BSc Biochemistry ” MSc Microbiology (UZ), Honours (UZ) MSc in Botany (UZ) ” and Microbiology (UZ)

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For more information about the Department of Science Access, please contact us through the following: , Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa, 3886 Telephone +27 (0)35 902 6030/6040 Website: http://www.science.unizulu.ac.za

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